Part 34 (1/2)
”I obeyed As soon as the stone had vanished under distant waves, the Mohaes water near the front of this house'
”After I had returned with a vessel of water, the FAKIR cried, 'Hazrat, put the stone in the pot!'
”The stone appeared at once I pulled it froible as when I had written it
”Babu, {FN18-3} one of old watch and chain The FAKIR exa!
”'Afzal, please return my prized heirloom!' Babu was nearly in tears
”The Mohammedan was stoically silent for awhile, then said, 'You have five hundred rupees in an iron safe Bring them to me, and I will tell you where to locate your tiht Babu left immediately for his home He came back shortly and handed Afzal the required sue near your house,' the FAKIR instructed Babu 'Call on Hazrat to give you the watch and chain'
”Babu rushed away On his return, he earing a smile of relief and no jewelry whatever
”'When I commanded Hazrat as directed,' he announced, 'ht hand! Youthe group here!'
”Babu's friends, witnesses of the co with resently
”'Please name any drink you want; Hazrat will produce it'
”A number asked for milk, others for fruit juices I was not too much shocked when the unnerved Babu requested whisky! The Moha Hazrat sent sealed containers sailing down the air and thudding to the floor Each e
”The proratifying to our host: Afzal offered to supply an instantaneous lunch!
”'Let us order the loomily
'I want an elaborateshould be served on gold plates!'
”As soon as each man had expressed his preferences, the FAKIR addressed hiold platters filled with intricately-prepared curries, hot LUCHIS, and many out-of-season fruits, landed from nowhere at our feet All the food was delicious After feasting for an hour, we started to leave the roo piled up, caused us to turn around Lo! there was no sign of the glittering plates or the remnants of the meal”
”Guruji,” I interrupted, ”if Afzal could easily secure such things as gold dishes, why did he covet the property of others?”
”The FAKIR was not highly developed spiritually,” Sri Yukteswar explained ”His ave him access to an astral plane where any desire is iency of an astral being, Hazrat, the Mohay by an act of powerful will But such astrally-produced objects are structurally evanescent; they cannot be long retained Afzal still yearned for worldly wealth which, though more hardly earned, has a hed ”It too sometimes vanishes most unaccountably!”
”Afzal was not a man of God-realization,” Master went on ”Miracles of a permanent and beneficial nature are performed by true saints because they have attuned themselves to the omnipotent Creator
Afzal was merely an ordinarya subtle realm not usually entered by mortals until death”